The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all up to? Sound off in the comments below. While you think about that, here’s some comic news and a review from around the web to start the day.

The Beat – Longlist for the 2023 First Graphic Novel Award announced – Congrats to all!

The Beat – Winners and Losers of NYCC 2023 – Who do you think were the winners and losers?

Kotaku – Spider-Man 2’s Graphics Are (Mostly) Improved Over The Original’s – One would hope.

Kotaku – Spider-Man 2 Getting New Game Plus And More By The End Of 2023 – Cool.

Review

The Beat – In Search of Gil Scott-Heron